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The New Fabric of Demand: Modernizing Collaboration and Transparency for Real-Time Production

This first in a blog series offers a review of discussion that occurred during ARC Advisory Group’s 2026 Industry Leadership Forum. Specifically, it details a keynote conversation ...

Designing Visibility and Reliability Across the Modern Vehicle Supply Chain!

Building a car is incredibly complex. It is not just about an assembly line anymore. Thousands of parts must arrive on time. They must come from all over the globe. A single missin...

Printing Industrial Metal Parts at Scale: Inside Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing!

Industrial manufacturing is undergoing a structural transition. For decades, the production of large metal components has relied almost exclusively on casting and forging, which ar...

Why Manufacturing Companies Need a CRM System in Their Supply Chain!

If you are in the manufacturing industry, managing your supply chain is crucial for success. It can be a difficult task if not done correctly but using a CRM system allows you to s...

Why Manufacturing is the Future!

As the world becomes more advanced, and technology becomes a part of day-to-day life, one thing has always stayed the same: manufacturing. Manufacturing is the past and present. Ma...

The Polymer Revolution: Material Science and Industrial Integrity in Modern Manufacturing

The global manufacturing sector relies heavily on continuous material optimization, precise structural engineering, and sustainable lifecycle management. Within major commercial in...

Implications of Cost Engineering on Industrial Supply Chains

The global industrial supply chain is currently navigating an era of volatility, geopolitical fragmentation, and margin compression. Historically engineered for extreme cost effici...

Manufacturing conferences and trade shows to watch in 2026

Upcoming industry events will showcase the latest products and cover topics ranging from tariff mitigation and automation to workforce retention strategies.

Global manufacturing is not the problem. Fragmented planning is.

Over the past decade, global companies have faced continuous supply chain disruptions: 2017: the first major electronic components shortage. 2020: COVID lockdowns halted produc...

Medtronic: Strengthening Regulated Medical Device Supply Chains

Medical device supply chains operate under a different standard than many commercial supply chains. Efficiency still matters. So do inventory discipline, transportation performance...

What Makes Asian Electronics Manufacturing a Smart Choice for Global Companies?

The Reality of Diversified Supply Chains Relying on a single factory or region for your entire bill of materials is a fast way to bottleneck your product launch. US hardware compan...

The Supply Chain Skills Companies Want Most Right Now

Marissa Lawrence of DSJ Global on companies rethinking the skills and experience they value most as supply chains become more technology-driven.

Manufacturing procurement: Transform sourcing into strategy

Why leading manufacturers are rethinking procurement to boost visibility, control and competitive advantage.

The Single Point of Failure in Supply Chain – Semiconductor Fabrication!

I am a proponent of dual sourcing. Some people believe in outsourcing or insourcing, offshoring or onshoring. I believe in all of the above. The vulnerabilities with sole sourcing...

Supply Chain Realities Cut Deep for US Machine Shops Producing Manufactured Parts

Supply Chain Realities Cut Deep for US Machine Shops Producing Manufactured Parts

The Good Jobs of the Future Belong to Supply Chain!

A new Harvard Business Review article lays out some striking research out of MIT about the role of Supply Chain Management within the broader economy.  Written by Mercedes Delgado...

Examining Future Industry Innovations!

Consumer demand is rising in just about every conceivable industry. Customers want their products better, faster, and stronger; and as they adopt this mantra of “more, more, more...

Meet a Founder: How Mary Delaney Is Modernizing Supply Chains with Tamarin AI

It’s easy to picture a company buying raw materials and distributing products into stores, but getting a product into a customer’s hands is much more complex. Procurement is a give...

Supply Chain Innovation: The Path to Success!

Supply Chain innovation is a team effort requiring collaboration and buy-in from all levels within an organization, and it’s especially true when it comes to bringing innovation to...

Supply Chain Challenges in the Automotive Industry!

When it comes to global manufacturing and economic activity, the automotive industry is a huge player. There are a number of supply chains that work together in this industry to ma...

How to Capitalize Quickly to Address Hyperconnected Industrial Demand

This is the second in a blog series of four that reviews discussion that occurred during ARC Advisory Group’s 2026 Industry Leadership Forum. Specifically, it details a keynote con...

Weaving Trust and Transparency into the Industrial Ecosystem

This is the final blog in a series that reviews discussions that occurred during ARC Advisory Group’s 2026 Industry Leadership Forum. Specifically, it details a keynote conversatio...

From World Cup Promotions to New Packaging Compliance and Supply Chain Upheaval – the Role of Automation in Operational...

Zero touch production lines and super slick warehouse operations enable manufacturers to quickly ramp up for major sporting event promotions and other timely opportunities to tap i...

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